Improvement in pokes



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Letters Patent -N 102,778, dated May 10, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN PoKEs.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making' part of the same.

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To all whom -tt may concern Be it known that I, ALVAH E. OnUT'rEXDEX, of Canaseraga, in the county of Allegany and State of New York, haveV invented a new and improved Poke;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being. had to the. accompanying drawings forming part ot' this specification, in which the figure -is a perspective view of my improved poke.

This invention relates to pokes or devices employed to prevent animals from jumping over or pulling down fences, and consists in certain improved'features of construction, which will be specified hereinafter.

A is thebar that goes below the animals neck, and to which are securely and rigidly attached the lower ends of the bars or rods B, that pass up upon the sides of the aninxals neck.'

C is the upper cross-bar that rests upon the back The upper end of'one of the bars or rods B passes up through and is pivot-ed to the e'nd of the bar C.

The upper end of the other rod or bar B, which is flat-tened or has a neck formed upon it near its upper end, passes through a slot in the other end of the said bar C.

The inner end of the said slot is rmade larger than the outer end, so that the upper end or head of thesaid rod or bar Bv may pass through the said larger end ofthe said slot, bntcannot pass through the outer or smaller end.

- Y The rods or bars B are made elastic, and are so aranimals neck by springing the free'. end ot' the rod or'- bar B inward, raising the slotted end ofthe cross-bar C, and swinging it around upon the upper end of the.

other bar B.

D is the tongue of the yoke, the upper end of which is securely and rigidly attached to the middle part of the lower bar A.

The lower or forward end of the tongue D is bent over, as shown in the figure, so that it cannot bc passed between the mils-or boards of afeuce, to enablethe animal to come close to it. Y

To the side ofthe bar A, next the animals breast,

are attached two spikes E, the outer or pointed ends i of which enter the holes made through the short bar l". v

Around the spikes E are coiled springs G, the outer ends of which are securely attached to the bar A, and the inner ends of which are securely attached to the short bar F, to hold it in place upon the points of the spikes E.

Vjth this construction, should the animal press the forward end ofthe tongue D against a fence o'r other object, the bar F will be pressed against the animals breast, which pressure will force the said bar F forward, compressing the springs G, and causing the spikes E to project through the bar F, and prick the anilnals breast, thus preventing the animal from pushing with the poke. v

llaving thus described my invention,

l1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters latent- I l. The combination of bar C, haring oblong slot near one end, and springbars B B, with the body A, adjusted together to tin-m a yoke readily detachable, as set forth.

2. The. ringed tongue l), body A, swing-adjusting yoke B B O, and pricking device E E. l", all-combined and relatively constructed as set forth.

A. E. CR-U'ITENDEN.

\\'itnesses:

. l. LEoxAil-n, S. J. LAcknY. 

